Jacob Colker — Co-Founder
Hello, there! I’m an early-stage investor and cofounder focused on transforming cutting-edge A.I. research into real-world companies. My expertise lies in the zero-to-one phase… the critical first two years where ideas become teams, products, and businesses. Over the course of my career, I’ve personally raised (or helped my teams raise) more than $500 million in capital and helped create more than $2 billion in startup valuation. More importantly, I’ve had the privilege of working with exceptional founders to help them become the best versions of themselves and build their dreams. Outside of work/family: — Teach entrepreneurship at the University of Washington (foster.uw.edu) — Play drums in a dad-rock cover band (youtube.com/@GoodLettuce) — Street/travel photography (instagram.com/jacobcolker)
Stackforce AI infers this person is a B2B SaaS entrepreneur with expertise in AI startups and fundraising.
Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
Experience: 23 yrs 3 mos
Skills
- Entrepreneurship
- Fundraising
Career Highlights
- Raised over $500 million in capital.
- Created more than $2 billion in startup valuation.
- Expert in transforming A.I. research into real-world companies.
Work Experience
Eidol AI
First Institutional Investor / Incubator (3 mos)
GLACIS Technologies
First Investor / Incubator (4 mos)
Moria
First Investor / Incubator (4 mos)
Aria
First Institutional Investor / Incubator (4 mos)
Suede
First Investor / Incubator (7 mos)
Assertion AI
First Investor / Incubator (10 mos)
Hearvana.ai
First Investor / Incubator (11 mos)
Outrun Robotics
First Investor / Incubator (11 mos)
Jinn Labs
First Investor / Incubator (1 yr 2 mos)
Vercept
First Institutional Investor (Acquired by Anthropic) (1 yr 4 mos)
Rem
First Investor / Incubator (1 yr 9 mos)
Health Elements AI
First Investor / Incubator (1 yr 11 mos)
Ethosphere
First Investor / Incubator (2 yrs)
Friday Harbor
First Investor / Incubator (2 yrs)
Casium
First Investor / Incubator (2 yrs 1 mo)
Signify
First Investor / Incubator (2 yrs 2 mos)
Cadstrom.io
First Investor / Incubator (2 yrs 7 mos)
Spiffy AI
First Investor / Incubator (3 yrs 1 mo)
Ollie AI
First Investor / Incubator (3 yrs 3 mos)
Caddi
First Investor / Incubator (3 yrs 4 mos)
ChipStack
First Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Cadence) (3 yrs)
Materia AI
First Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Thomson Reuters) (2 yrs)
CalmWave
First Investor / Incubator (3 yrs 10 mos)
Maestro AI
First Investor / Incubator (3 yrs 11 mos)
Roboto AI
First Investor / Incubator (4 yrs 2 mos)
Augment AI Corp
First Investor / Incubator (4 yrs 2 mos)
Yoodli
First Investor / Incubator (4 yrs 8 mos)
Unwrap.ai
First Investor / Incubator (4 yrs 9 mos)
PreemptiveAI
First Investor / Incubator (4 yrs 10 mos)
MajorBoost
First Investor / Incubator (Acquihired by Superdial) (4 yrs)
Modulus Therapeutics
First Investor / Incubator (Acquihired by Ginkgo Bioworks) (3 yrs 4 mos)
Ozette Technologies
First Investor / Incubator (5 yrs 9 mos)
Birch.ai
First Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Sagility Health) (3 yrs 9 mos)
Meetingflow
First Investor / Incubator (Acquihired) (4 yrs 2 mos)
WhyLabs
First Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Apple) (5 yrs 10 mos)
WellSaid Labs
First Investor / Incubator (8 yrs)
Blue Canoe
First Investor / Incubator (8 yrs 1 mo)
Lexion.ai
First Investor / Incubator (Acquired by Docusign) (6 yrs 3 mos)
AI2 Incubator
Co-Founder and Managing Director (9 yrs 2 mos)
Allen Institute for AI (AI2)
Managing Director, AI2 Incubator (5 yrs)
Lighter Capital
Chief Marketing Officer (1 yr)
University of Washington - Michael G. Foster School of Business
Affiliate Instructor of Entrepreneurship, MBA Program (9 yrs)
Buildium
GM, APM (Acquired) (3 yrs)
Sparked.com
Co-Founder and CEO (Acquired) (5 yrs)
Democratic Party Candidates
Field Director and Technology Consultant (2 yrs)
Marketing and Technology Consultant
Marketing and Technology Consultant (3 yrs)
Education
(Dropped out of a Masters in Communication to start my first company—60% completed) at The Johns Hopkins University
B.A. at Columbia College Chicago
